David Hughes (hurler)
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| Born | 1966 (age 59–60) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Hughes (born 1966) is an Irish hurling coach and former player. At club level, he played with St Rynagh's and at inter-county level with the Offaly senior hurling team.
Playing career
Born in Banagher, County Offaly, Hughes first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the St Rynagh's club.[1] He was part of the club's senior team that won four Offaly SHC titles between 1987 and 1993.[2] Martin also won a Leinster Club SHC medal in 1993, following a defeat of Dicksboro in the final.
Hughes first appeared on the inter-county scene for Offaly as a member of the minor team in 1983.[3] He later progressed to the under-21 team but ended his underage career without silverware.[4]
Hughes made his senior team debut in Offaly's 1–18 to 0–14 win over Wexford in the 1994 Leinster SHC final.[5] He was an unused substitute when Offaly subsequently beat Limerick by 3–16 to 2–13 in the 1994 All-Ireland SHC final.[6] Hughes succeeded Jim Troy as first-choice goalkeeper the following year and won a second consecutive Leinster SHC medal, before a defeat by Clare in the 1995 All-Ireland SHC final.[7][8] He was dropped from the team in favour of Stephen Byrne in 1998.[9]
Management career
Hughes served as a selector during Ken Hogan's tenure as St Rynagh's manager for their three successive Offaly SHC title victories between 2019 and 2021.[10]
Honours
Player
- St Rynagh's
- Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 1993
- Offaly Senior Hurling Championship (4): 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993
- Offaly
Management
- St Rynagh's
References
- ↑ "County call". Irish Independent. 5 November 1998. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ↑ "Rynagh's hold nerve to end 23-year wait for title". Irish Independent. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ↑ "David Hughes". Uibh Fháilí. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- ↑ "Offaly: The glory years". Irish Independent. 9 June 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ↑ "Offaly and Wexford meet for 34th time in Championship hurling". Offaly GAA. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ↑ "No-one in 1994 envisaged how far we would fall - Whelahan". Irish Independent. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "Clare hurling's 1995 All-Ireland win: Remembering the day V95 became Victory 95". Irish Examiner. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "Cocky 'keeper mauled by Cats". Irish Independent. 10 June 2001. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ↑ "INTERVIEW: Tipperary legend with the midas touch in Offaly on county final bid". Offaly Live. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2026.